It's important for cinema to keep on evolving: for people, and not only teenagers, to be able to go to a movie that has huge epic scope but has an intellectual and real story to tell. Baltasar Kormakur cinemaepicevolve Change image and share on social
Real acting is about giving people an insight into a person, letting the audience in. Baltasar Kormakur actaudiencegive Change image and share on social
Throughout the history of Iceland, men have been lost at sea; every family in Iceland is connected to that kind of story. Baltasar Kormakur connectfamilyhistory Change image and share on social
Sometimes those big bloated superhero movies take themselves too seriously compared to the material they were based on. Am I going to listen to psychoanalysis from someone with a mask? Baltasar Kormakur basebigbloat Change image and share on social
I don't see Hollywood as the big enemy, because this is where the money is, and not all of the companies are doing studio movies. I'm not tempted to sell out. If I'm going to become well known, I want it to be for something I'm proud of. Baltasar Kormakur bigcompanyenemy share on social
When I write and develop things myself, I might work for a while on a script from a book, and then I go back and read the book and go back into it to see if I lost something: is there something there? Baltasar Kormakur backbookdevelop Change image and share on social
I started as an actor, then became a theater director. I loved acting but didn't feel as confident as I needed to be, so I started directing theater; then I played in some movies, and then I felt the need to do my own stuff. Baltasar Kormakur actactorconfident share on social
For me, the source material can come from anywhere. It can be a poem, it can be a dream, it can be a movie, as long as the end part of it is interesting - that's what it's about for me. Baltasar Kormakur dreamendinterest Change image and share on social
I have no problems with remakes, and I think it's interesting. I mean, coming from the theater, we've been remaking 'Hamlet' for a hundred years, so it's no problem to me at all. A good story can be told in many different ways in different places; I just think it's interesting. Baltasar Kormakur comegoodhamlet share on social
I am a big fan of movies that don't take themselves too seriously. You know you won't change the world, but have fun. Movies like 'Butch Cassidy' I enjoyed tremendously, but it didn't alter my opinion of the world. Baltasar Kormakur alterbigbutch share on social
